Fujairah fine Arts Academy announces a new artistic project that integrates diverse artistic cultures

Fujairah fine  Arts Academy announces a new artistic project that integrates diverse artistic cultures

The Fujairah Academy of Fine Arts, in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, President of the Emirates Federation for Body Building and Fitness, launched the first artistic project in the Emirate of Fujairah by organizing artistic activities that merge oriental music with international jazz. The Academy opened its first musical activities in the project by organizing the ceremony. The music “Oud and Jazz” in cooperation with the Department of Tourism and Antiquities in Fujairah, with the participation of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra and students from the Academy in the Oud and Law specialty, under the supervision of Ali Obaid Al-Hafiti, Director General of the Academy, in the Fujairah Creative Center Theater.

The concert was distinguished as a pioneering experience with special artistic touches, mixing Eastern and Western music, which caught attention and aroused the interest of the artists, as the most important Eastern musical instruments, the oud and the qanun, were introduced to the accompaniment of Western musical instruments, most notably the saxophone and the piano.

The players performed a group of instrumental pieces of instrumental music, such as lunga, and melodies from Arabic and Western music (jazz), to which the audience interacted greatly.

On this occasion, His Excellency Ali Obaid Al Hafiti, Director General of the Academy, said: The Fujairah Academy of Fine Arts, with the support and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fujairah Academy of Fine Arts, is working to develop its international artistic programs by integrating art with diverse cultures. And contact with various international art schools, and exchange experiences and expertise, to support the artistic academy’s journey.

Al-Hafiti added: The artistic project that was launched and its source is the Emirate of Fujairah, through which we seek to present new styles of music, and our experience today in mixing oriental music and jazz confirms that the Emirate of Fujairah has become an international center for exchanging diverse cultures, as music is a global language that achieves Communication between peoples